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Columbia Metals has taken delivery of a band sawing machine that further increases the service proposition the company is able to offer its customers. The Forte SBA 361/S has been successfully installed and commissioned in the Bedford warehouse and has already prepared several hard-to-cut customer orders. The Forte saw can cut round bar up to […]

The Mayor of Bedford visited Columbia Metals’ new premises in Kempston today to carry out the official opening ceremony. The Mayor, Dave Hodgson, addressed the company’s employees to welcome them to the area before cutting a ceremonial blue ribbon. He spent time talking to all those present before being taken on a tour of the […]

Precision engineers in the UK expect a surge of investment over the next 12 months, according to Columbia Metals’ Q1 2018 survey of market conditions in the sector. Two-thirds of survey participants anticipate an increase in staffing levels, while confidence over sales growth has reached a record high for the second consecutive quarter. “The acceleration in […]

Expectations of sales growth in the precision engineering industry are at record high levels, according to Columbia Metals’ Q4 2017 survey of market conditions in the sector. A majority of industry participants foresee an increase in sales, buoyed by the competitiveness of UK products in light of the weaker pound. “A weaker currency and global growth […]

Columbia Metals is delighted to announce the opening of a new 20,000 square foot warehouse and office facility in Bedford. Trading commences at the new location today. The Bedford site now serves all customers in the Midlands and Wales previously supplied by the Northampton branch. All Head Office activity, including the finance and technical functions, […]

A sense of stability has returned to the UK’s precision engineering industry, according to Columbia Metals’ Q3 2017 survey of market conditions in the sector. The survey reveals that precision engineers are particularly optimistic about an increase in staffing levels over the next year. “The negativity in the immediate aftermath of the UK’s general election result […]

The general election result and uncertainty over the nature of the UK’s Brexit negotiations have dampened optimism over sales growth, according to Columbia Metals’ Q2 2017 survey of market conditions in the sector. The survey also reveals that precision engineers are less positive about increases in investment and staffing levels during the next year. “Political uncertainty […]

Expectations of increased investment in the UK’s precision engineering industry are at an 18-month high, according to Columbia Metals’ Q1 2017 survey of market conditions in the sector. The survey also reveals that precision engineers are increasingly optimistic over an increase in sales during the next year. “A gradual return of confidence has characterised the precision […]